cradel

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

cradelle, cradil, cradul, cradyll, credel, credell, credill, credyl, credyll, kradel

Etymology[edit]

From Old English cradol, from Proto-West Germanic *kradul, from Proto-Germanic *kradulaz. Compare cart.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈkraːdəl/, /ˈkrɛːdəl/

Noun[edit]

cradel (plural cradels)

A cradle (bed for babies)
(by extension) A rack or frame.

Descendants[edit]

English: cradle
Scots: cradle, craddle, creddle

References[edit]

“crādel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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